CVE-2010-0483

vbscript.dll in VBScript 5.1, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8 in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 and SP3, and Server 2003 SP2, when Internet Explorer is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by referencing a (1) local pathname, (2) UNC share pathname, or (3) WebDAV server with a crafted .hlp file in the fourth argument (aka helpfile argument) to the MsgBox function, leading to code execution involving winhlp32.exe when the F1 key is pressed, aka "VBScript Help Keypress Vulnerability."

CVSS v2.0

7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

86.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Published

2010-03-03

Updated

2024-08-07

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms10_022_ie_vbsc…

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16541
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11615

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2010-0480
• CVE-2010-0496
• CVE-2010-0478
• CVE-2010-0519
• CVE-2010-0477
• CVE-2010-0520